Contracted Services and Professional Management Responsibility
Sets out when the Agency may use contractors or arrangements for hospice services, what every written agreement must contain, and how the Agency keeps administrative and financial management and oversight of contracted staff and services so that patients receive the same quality of care as from its own staff.
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HSP-CON-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.100(e)
- Library
- Pennsylvania hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Business
- Sections
- 14
In short
- Contracted staff must follow the patient's plan of care and the Agency's policies, just like employees.
- Every contractor has a signed agreement before any work starts.
- Contracted staff must have background checks and an orientation to hospice care.
- If a contractor's work worries you, tell the manager responsible for that contract right away.
What's inside
14 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.100(e))
- 5. When Services May Be Contracted
- 6. What Every Agreement Contains
- 7. Oversight of Contracted Services
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. References
- 11. Related Policies and Forms
- 12. Approval
- 13. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your contracts for services furnished under arrangement. Do they require services to be authorized by the hospice and delivered under the plan of care?
- Do you contract for any nursing, social work or counseling? Under what circumstances?
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